Question

Fats and lipids are absorbed in:

• A. Lymph capillaries
• B. Blood capillaries
• C. Hepatic portal vein
• D. Aorta

Answer 1

The correct option is A Lymph capillaries

• Fatty acids and glycerol being insoluble, cannot be absorbed into the blood.
• They are reformed into very small protein-coated fat globules called the chylomicrons, which are transported into the lymph vessels (lacteals) in the villi.
• These lymph vessels ultimately release the absorbed substances into the bloodstream.